We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
384 of its 420 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 326 of Somalia's 384 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (347 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
157 of its 196 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Dengue was named in 139 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chikungunya. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
124 of its 215 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 51 of Kampala's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
376 of its 627 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Athens accounted for 327 of Greece's 376 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (313 stories).
701 of its 845 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 443 of Afghanistan's 701 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (494 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
190 of its 214 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 149 of Yemen's 190 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
204 of its 498 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
74 of its 174 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
48 of its 126 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 15 of Santiago's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flu in France (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Australia (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Malaysia (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Hong Kong (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Colombia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Feb. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 32,539 stories about harm among 156,275 counted on 27 Feb.
On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 156,275 stories, as usual. Mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. In Somalia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 75% is usual.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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